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The Singing Trump from Palm Springs wowed on ‘America’s Got Talent’ with his song and dance skills

Trump sang and danced his "covfefe" off Tuesday. It didn't matter what side of the aisle fans were on, they seemed to enjoy it and some even sang along.

The Singing Trump, aka Jeff Tracta from Palm Springs, advanced to the live round shows on "America's Got Talent" after wowing the panel of judges with gyrating dance moves, and a mash up of the Backstreet Boys’ “I Want it That Way” and “Everybody.”

“Oh. My. Gooooood! I love this show,” exclaimed judge Simon Cowell in response to his act.

Tracta, 56, unrecognizable as The Singing Trump, is an acclaimed singer, actor, comedian and impressionist best known for playing Thorne Forrester in the daytime drama “Bold and the Beautiful” from 1989-1996. His legal last name is Trachta.

He’s also starred on Broadway as Danny Zuko in “Grease,” and headlined a one-man show in Las Vegas and Palm Springs at the Spa Resort Casino in 2008. Among desert preservationists, he is known for his Palm Springs home the Casablanca Adobe, which was deemed a Class 1 Historic site in 2009 by the city.

Tracta first became The Singing Trump for America on May 30 during the auditions episode, introducing himself as Donald J. Trump from Washington D.C.. He has not broken character on air or revealed his true identity because he wants to remain anonymous, but fans of his work and friends in Palm Springs know it's him.

Not all the judges were immediate fans of The Singing Trump though. As soon as he walked on stage during his audition, Mel B pressed her button to eliminate him while audience members stood and booed.

He vowed to make "America's Got Talent" great again and eventually won over the audience and most of the judges with his rendition of Bruno Mars and got to move on to "Judge Cuts" on Tuesday.

At that time, judge Heidi Klum said it doesn’t matter if you like the real Trump or not, because it comes down to talent and The Singing Trump has it.

On Tuesday, Mel B was a Trump convert. “Last time I saw you, I really didn't like you and I said 'No.' But now I’m eating my words completely and I would like to apologize to you because not only were you exactly like Donald Trump, you entertained us with probably the two of the best Backstreet Boys songs of all time and I totally loved it,” she said after his lively act.